You are 100% right about the Cedar belonging in the longbow group. It does make a good limb. I like to use it in conjunction with a little harder wood, since it is so soft and succeptable (sic) to edge dings. I will also keep the limb edges a little squarer to help protect it. Juniper is another good limbwood. I cut my own here in Montana. It does have a tendancy to brown up a little and loose some of its characteristic colors though, so I grind it just prior to glue up.

Speaking of good smelling woods, I recently made a bow for a lady and used Verawood. Like cedar and some other exotics it has a very distinct but pleasant smell. Another interesting thing about Verawood is that it is the only wood that I've ever seen that turns a unique but definate green color as it ages.

May you be forever blessed with favorable winds and clear trails.